Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the St. Francis Gladiators (Traverse City, MI) and the host Kalkaska Blazers (Kalkaska, MI), saw St. Francis's basketball squad overcome Kalkaska by a tally of 51-36.

With the victory, St. Francis improves its record to 8-7 on the campaign. The Gladiators travel to Boyne City (Boyne City, MI) to confront the Ramblers in a Lake Michigan challenge on Tuesday, February 6. The Ramblers come into the challenge with a record of 10-7. Boyne City lost 51-47 in their recent league challenge against Charlevoix (Charlevoix, MI)

Next up, the Blazers confront the Charlevoix Rayders (Charlevoix, MI) in a Lake Michigan challenge, on Tuesday, February 6. Kalkaska will attempt to improve on its 2-13 season record. The Rayders come into the challenge with a 13-3 record after their 51-47 league win over Boyne City (Boyne City, MI).